Tag: aero-med flights

• Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 22:46 UTC

  Uruguay says RAF Falklands flight was medevac; Tierra del Fuego alleges airspace breach

  

  Uruguay's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the flight of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas between the Falkland Islands and Montevideo was a medical evacuation of two patients, authorized under decree 419/021, which permits the landing of foreign state aircraft for humanitarian reasons or force majeure. Uruguayan Air Force press spokesperson Marisol Diana provided the explanation to Informativo Uruguay.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 07:31 UTC

  Falklands Fidelis 2 emergency medical evacuation exercise

  

  Each year there are about 5-7 aero-medical transfers of military and civilian patients from the Falkland Islands to South America onboard fixed wing military airframes stationed at BFSAI.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 23:23 UTC

  Argentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 04:34 UTC

  Falklands’ Health Services praised by UK Ministry of Defence audit

  

  An audit into the Falkland Islands Health Service praised the quality care to patients and the impressively wide provision of health care services for such a remote and isolated community.